Patents by Inventor Kimberly Ann Fernandez Hoyle

Kimberly Ann Fernandez Hoyle has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20220136341
    Abstract: A coated pipe to transmit produced fluids in a system configured to recover hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation may include a pipe component configured to transmit the produced fluids and having an internal surface defining an inner diameter of the pipe component; and a coating deposited on the internal surface of the pipe component and configured to extend the life of the pipe component by mitigating erosion caused by the produced fluids during transmission thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Lee David Rhyne, Kimberly Ann Fernandez Hoyle, Robert Ernest Rettew, Benjamin M. Chaloner-Gill, Peter F. Crowder
  • Patent number: 9284114
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for the construction of a prestressed concrete tank for the storage of liquids. The method includes erecting precast concrete panels on a foundation in a generally cylindrical shape while allowing an opening to allow the passage of people and equipment there through during the construction of the tank. Anchors are provided along both vertical edges of the opening. Strands are inserted into the anchors along both vertical edges of the opening and wire wrapped under tension over the outer surface of the inner tank wall. In one embodiment, a structural frame is secured within the opening and the strands are anchored to the vertical members of the structural frame. Once the opening in the tank wall is no longer needed, the opening is sealed with concrete panels. The sealed opening is then wire wrapped under tension using strands anchored to the anchors provided along both vertical edges of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Kimberly Ann Fernandez Hoyle, Chung-Nan Nancy Tsai
  • Publication number: 20160046437
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for the construction of a prestressed concrete tank for the storage of liquids. The method includes erecting precast concrete panels on a foundation in a generally cylindrical shape while allowing an opening to allow the passage of people and equipment there through during the construction of the tank. Anchors are provided along both vertical edges of the opening. Strands are inserted into the anchors along both vertical edges of the opening and wire wrapped under tension over the outer surface of the inner tank wall. In one embodiment, a structural frame is secured within the opening and the strands are anchored to the vertical members of the structural frame. Once the opening in the tank wall is no longer needed, the opening is sealed with concrete panels. The sealed opening is then wire wrapped under tension using strands anchored to the anchors provided along both vertical edges of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Kimberly Ann Fernandez Hoyle, Chung-Nan Nancy Tsai